Pale Male

[Carol P.]

Pale Male is an amazing Red Tail!  Good news!   

[dbishop]

Pale Male is getting to be a pretty old bird at this point.
I remember the PBS documentary.

[Kris G.]

Peek at PM and Octavia's little one(s) by Bruce Yolton:

http://youtu.be/rOzp4OXlvws

[Paul Hamilton]

This is a really good video. It is not easy to film the nest -- the trees lining Central Park limit the sight lines. There's just one small spot that works.

Paul

[Dumpsterkitty]

3 eyases for the Pales!

http://urbanhawks.blogs.com/urban_hawks/2014/05/three-for-pale-male-and-octavia.html

www.palemale.com

[Donna]

And aren't they darling??

[Annette]

Happy Pale Male! 

[MAK]

3 little cuties! 

[Carol P.]

This is such awesome news!   

[Kris G.]

Something to ponder..

http://urbanhawks.blogs.com/urban_hawks/2015/02/corey-fingers-blog-post.html

[MAK]

Hmm...

[Donna]

http://urbanhawks.blogs.com/urban_hawks/2016/01/snow-geese-and-pale-male-in-the-snow.html

Snow Geese and Pale Male in the Snow

[Carol P.]

http://urbanhawks.blogs.com/urban_hawks/2016/01/snow-geese-and-pale-male-in-the-snow.html

Snow Geese and Pale Male in the Snow

So very nice to see the very handsome Pale Male. Thanks for posting Donna.

[Kris G.]

Fly free, Pale Male.   What a legacy!

From FB:posted by Bobby Horvath

UPDATE :  Our Vet reported the blood results came back revealing severe renal failure likely due to age.  It was beyond treating or reversing the condition.                                                                                         I'm sorry to have to report the end of an era that Pale Male passed away tonight in our care. Yesterday morning Urban Park Ranger Baisley rescued him while sick and grounded in Central Park. I was in north Queens at the time and picked him up and transported him directly to our vet who did bloodwork and x rays. I took him home after where he remained extremely lethargic and weak and unable to stand . We treated with supportive care , he ate a small meal and received fluids and medication . We hoped for any improvement but sadly it was not meant to be. The bloodwork results well have tomorrow and maybe that will give some cause of his illness . Pale Male was the inspiration for thousands not only in New York City but worldwide to begin birding or photography. Some were just amateur others became professional photographers.  Most were just local residents  or tourists who just wanted an opportunity to get a glimpse of this famous hawk. The Palemale.com site operated by Lincoln Karim  took on international interest documenting his day to day activity.  Pale Male was a celebrity but more so became a animal model for environmental conservation for urban wildlife. A group of devoted hawkwatchers grew into a family in Central Park and eventually expanded to monitoring other city hawk nests. His genetics surely still live on in some of his many offspring in the city. He lived at least 30 years in a challenging environment that NYC poses and there will never be another hawk as well known and loved as he was. Some of these photos were provided by Jean Shum who I contacted for some photos to post of healthier happier times to remember him by. There are too many other photographers to mention but they know who they are who also closely followed him thru the years and shared their work publicly for thousands to be able to experience his adventures and raising his babies on 5th Avenue and then teaching them survival in Central Park. We feel it was better he was found and cared for than if he passed somewhere never to be found and unknown circumstances. Hopefully it was simply age related issues and it was just his time after an amazing unmatchable lifespan.

[Annette]

Fly free beautiful hawk